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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Wednesday, May 6

Current Weather

12:18 PM

80°F
Partly sunny
RealFeel® 81°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 78°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
81°
RealFeel Shade™
78°
Heat Index
82°
Max UV Index
3.4 (Moderate)
Wind
SW 14 mph
Wind Gusts
14 mph
Humidity
63%
Indoor Humidity
63% (Very Humid)
Dew Point
67° F
Pressure
↔ 29.93 in
Cloud Cover
50%
Visibility
10 mi
Cloud Ceiling
7000 ft

Day

5/6
80°Hi
RealFeel® 81°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 78°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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A morning shower; otherwise, cloudy and humid; a severe afternoon thunderstorm; storms can bring flash flooding, large hail, damaging winds, and even a tornado
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Flood Watch

4:00 PM Wednesday - 7:00 AM Thursday

Max UV Index3.0 (Moderate)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindSW 10 mph

Wind Gusts28 mph

Probability of Precipitation85%

Probability of Thunderstorms84%

Precipitation0.20 in

Rain0.20 in

Hours of Precipitation1.5

Hours of Rain1.5

Cloud Cover97%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

5/6
58°Lo
RealFeel® 52°
Chilly
RealFeel Guide
Chilly
40° to 52°
Jacket or sweater is recommended.
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Cloudy; a few strong evening t-storms followed by a couple of showers late; watch for flash flooding, localized damaging wind gusts, hail and even a tornado
alerts

Flood Watch

4:00 PM Wednesday - 7:00 AM Thursday

WindNNW 7 mph

Wind Gusts10 mph

Probability of Precipitation99%

Probability of Thunderstorms94%

Precipitation1.18 in

Rain1.18 in

Hours of Precipitation4

Hours of Rain4

Cloud Cover99%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 40 mins
Rise 5:54 AM
Set 7:34 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise --
Set 9:11 AM

Temperature History

5/6
High
Low
Forecast
80°
58°
Average
80°
58°
Last Year
80°
52°
Record
92°
1952
38°
1968

Current Weather Conditions in Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama is currently Partly sunny with a temperature of 80°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 81° (Pleasant) based on observed conditions including 63% humidity, 50% cloud cover, a UV index of 3, and winds of 14 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 78°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Birmingham, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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